Gemini Man (2019) is one of those movies that have been in the hands of studio executives for decades. Back in the 1990s, with Disney owning the rights, the late directors Tony Scott (True Romance (1993)) and Curtis Hanson (L.A. Confidential (1997)) were attached to the project. Harrison Ford, Chris O’Donnell, Mel Gibson, Jon Voight, Nicolas Cage, Clint Eastwood and Sean Connery were rumored for the lead role. A good bunch of years has past and it is finally Jerry Bruckheimer and Skydance Media who have been in charge of the production, with Oscar-winner director Ang Lee behind the cameras.
This science-fiction and action flick centers Henry Brogen, an aging assassin seeking to exit his career, finds himself going against a younger clone of himself who can predict his every move. Will Smith stars in the movie, the kind of show-off roles he likes. Together with him, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Clive Owen, Benedict Wong, Douglas Hodge, Ralph Brown, Theodora Miranne, Linda Emond, Tim Connolly and Alexandra Szucs also star.
Gemini Man (2019), not to be mistaken with TV series Gemini Man (1976– ), is based on a story by Darren Lemke (Shazam! (2019)) and David Benioff (X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)), who also have written the screenplay together with Billy Ray, one of Hollywood favorite screenwriters who has participated in the writing of movies like Volcano (1997), Suspect Zero (2004), Flightplan (2005), Breach (2007), State of Play (2009), The Hunger Games (2012), Captain Phillips (2013) and the fans awaited Terminator: Dark Fate (2019).
Principal production commenced on February 27, 2018, in Glennville, Georgia and includes locations in the city of Cartagena, Colombia. Filming continued in May 2018 at Széchenyi Thermal Bath in Budapest, Hungary. Now it is finally in post-production and is scheduled to hit theaters worldwide in October. The first trailer of Gemini Man (2019) is already out and you can watch it here:
